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From: jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: ESIX and MCA
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Date: 8 Nov 90 22:56:03 GMT
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cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill) writes:
>In article <5485@crash.cts.com> jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau) writes:
>>I'm getting ready to put together a Unix System V/386 System and I need to
>>make the decision of whether or not to go ISA or MCA with respect to the
>>system bus.  The only problem I'm faced if going the MCA route is if ESIX
>>supports MCA.  The machine will be handling a lot of I/O and it very well
>
>You also might want to check into the EISA bus.

I will say this once.  I already know about EISA.  I already know about the
potential problems with EISA.  To put it bluntly...

I DON'T WANT EISA!

After EISA has become more established, then I will consider going EISA,l but
not until then.  What scares me about the EISA bus is that there are still a
LOT of quirks with EISA machines.  HP's 486 with EISA bus will ONLY work with
HP's EISA cards.  I don't want to be a lab rat.  MCA has proven itself to me,
and I want a proven design for this machine.

So instead of sending me a bunch of junk about looking into EISA, how about
some kind soul sending me information on ESIX and MCA.

Yes, I am annoyed because of the fact I don't take kindly to people telling
what *I* want when I know what I want.  You're not me.  I know what this 386
will be doing which is why I want MCA as opposed to ISA or EISA.

It's bad enough that I get this from vendors and distributors, but on the net
as well?
 
     // JCA

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